If $P(A) = \frac{3}{{10}}$, $P(B) = \frac{2}{5}$ and $P(A \cup B) = \frac{3}{5}$,
then $P(B/A) + P(A/B)$ equals to
If $P(A) = \frac{3}{{10}}$, $P(B) = \frac{2}{5}$ and $P(A \cup B) = \frac{3}{5}$,
then $P(B/A) + P(A/B)$ equals to
Official Solution
Here, $P(A) = \frac{3}{{10}},P(B)\frac{2}{5}$
and $P(A \cup B) = \frac{3}{5}$
$P(B/A) + P(A/B) = \frac{{P(B \cap A)}}{{P(A)}} + \frac{{P(A \cap B)}}{{P(B)}}$
$= \frac{{P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cup B)}}{{P(A)}} + \frac{{P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cup B)}}{{P(B)}}$
$= \frac{{\frac{3}{{10}} + \frac{2}{5} - \frac{3}{5}}}{{\frac{3}{{10}}}} + \frac{{\frac{3}{{10}} + \frac{2}{5} - \frac{3}{5}}}{{\frac{2}{5}}}$
$= \frac{{\frac{1}{{10}}}}{{\frac{3}{{10}}}} + \frac{{\frac{1}{{10}}}}{{\frac{2}{5}}} = \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{7}{{12}}$
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